Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

from sikkimexpress ST Gyaltsen, Gangtok In reference to your article dated March 3, 10 titled “Precarious Gangtok if earthquake hits” regarding the assessment of NMID is timely. The people in the State are living in a fool’s paradise. It is a disaster waiting to happen. The disastrous situation is compounded by the fact that all the 30 or more odd dams already constructed, under construction or on the anvil for tendering or negotiations with construction companies are concentrated in an area of 70 km by 40 km which is a high density of dams per square kilometre. Also, it is true that dams are required for power generation and would contribute to revenue generation in this revenue-starved state. And on the positive side dams are relatively less polluting than thermal and coal power plants. However, dams are environmentally damaging and also leave carbon footprints. On th...

After looking at the photographs of our Teesta river at Golitar, Singtam, I am in my mind now what are we least prepared for? The pride of Sikkim, the legendary and the so-called great River Teesta now gives the impression down in the pages of our great history as “Once upon a time there used to be a River Teesta.” The River Teesta for the people of Singtam obviously has a greater outlook attached towards it. Even I recall myself growing along with the Teesta River at Singtam; playing with its waves at river banks. I even have another sentimental attachment with the great river when I ended up the last walk of my mother’s funeral at its riverbank as most of the others do. From the summer of cool breeze to the festive occasions celebrated across the river bank at Singtam, now it seems more of a distant part of that glorious past. But now…where is the river? I was going through the lines at Wikipedia on the topic of Teesta River and it read:” India has proposed a series of dams with...

This photograph is really interesting from Fun Enclave, watch the three countries lying side by side and separated by the river. The countries are Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

I was at Rongli this Sunday and i was surprised to watch the terror of nature that nearly took away Rongli bazaar last month. Thou no lives were lost but the after effect have had its impact among the people out here. The people out here are still amazed of that late noon heavy shower. I could see the river had switched off its course of route shows its presence of that D-day. The photographs below speaks more volume. NOW THEN

I have grown up at Singtam watching the river Teesta....but sometimes when i see the dried river i feel sorry for myself. It is very sorry to say that she paid price for our GREED!!!

The Manpari bridge connects East Sikkim with the South districts. The river Tista flows below it. The village in the opposite side of Singtam is called Manpari Busty since the houses constructed there is done hay-wire.

Akkar Bridge at Jorethang , South Sikkim that flows over Rangit River is the India's first Cable-stayed concrete bridge. Designed by Bergermann and Partner, Stuttgart was completed in 1989.  Materials used are steel for cables and concrete in rest of the structure. Its length spans 2 x 77 m, deck width 11.10 m and its pylon height 54.60 m.    

Dikchu bazaar on high alert NIRMAL MANGAR GANGTOK, June 01: The people of Dikchu Bazaar are panic stricken after the protection wall of the Teesta Stage V reservoir was washed away following heavy rains on Friday. According to the local residents, the 120 feet high wall was washed away by the river when the water level of the rose extremely high. The portion of the collapsed wall lies below Dikchu bazaar near the old Dikchu School building and the Mandir. With the collapsing of the wall constructed by NHPC to control the level of the water, it has created a fear among the people residing in the nearby areas. The people had speculated that the regular landslides on both the sides of river Teesta has led to the ...